A very rainy day, with a walk in the evening after the rain tailed off. Not too many bugs, but the ones we did see were a little more docile and accepting of being photographed, I think. Except for the Dolichopods, they never stand still, ever.
A fly:
This is a wing venation diagram for an Asilid at https://bugguide.net/node/view/1344358 (specifically for Dioctria hyalipennis), and it seems to fit extremely well. Does that mean the ID is right? Compare with https://bugguide.net/node/view/2155448/bgimage. Right now, Dioctria hyalipennis would be my best guess.
Here is a very poorly photographed isopod:
And a very poorly photographed hemipteran. A female scale insect? Compare with https://bugguide.net/node/view/1986121, which was tentatively identified as Pulvinaria. Also compare with https://ag.umass.edu/landscape/publications-resources/insect-mite-guide/neopulvinaria-innumerabilis-formerly-pulvinaria-innumerabilis-or-pulvinaria.
A caddisfly, Trichoptera. I always have a tough time identifying Trichopterans to genus.
Araneus diadematus? Mangora placida. Took me longer to find the identification than it should have :-).
An unusual angle for a Leucauge venusta:
Philodromidae. In fact, all the similar Philodromids were classified as Philodromus, so there’s a strong chance this one is too.
Molorchus bimaculatus Cyrtophorus verrucosus, in Cerambycidae, I think. This one fooled me the first time I found it, as it seems very atypical for Cerambycidae, and it fooled me again this time. Took a long time scrolling through Staphylinidae and Cleridae to finally get the answer.
Tarpela micans (Tenebrionidae) displaying its typical rainbow coloration, appropriate for Pride month:
The star of the show! A Luna moth. He (male, look at the antennae) has been through a lot, as seen by his wings. I hope he had a good life and reproduced!
a little wild 